Part 1 Introduction

1 The iBATIS philosophy

1.1 A hybrid solution: combining the best of the best

1.2 Where iBATIS fits

1.3 Working with different database types

1.4 How iBATIS handles common database challenges

1.5 Summary

2 What is iBATIS?

2.1 Mapping SQL

2.2 How it works

2.3 Why use iBATIS?

2.4 When not to use iBATIS

2.5 iBATIS in five minutes

2.6 The future: where is iBATIS going?

2.7 Summary

Part 2 iBATIS basics

3 Installing and configuring iBATIS

3.1 Getting an iBATIS distribution

3.2 Distribution contents

3.3 Dependencies

3.4 Adding iBATIS to your application

3.5 iBATIS and JDBC

3.6 iBATIS configuration continued

3.7 Summary

4 Working with mapped statements

4.1 Starting with the basics

4.2 Using <select> mapped statements

4.3 Mapping parameters

4.4 Using inline and explicit result maps

4.5 Summary

5 Executing nonquery statements

5.1 The building blocks for updating data

5.2 Inserting data

5.3 Updating and deleting data

5.4 Running batch updates

5.5 Working with stored procedures

5.6 Summary

6 Using advanced query techniques

6.1 Using XML with iBATIS

6.2 Relating objects with mapped statements

6.3 Inheritance

6.4 Other miscellaneous uses

6.5 Summary

7 Transactions

7.1 What is a transaction?

7.2 Automatic transactions

7.3 Local transactions

7.4 Global transactions

7.5 Custom transactions

7.6 Demarcating transactions

7.7 Summary

8 Using Dynamic SQL

8.1 Dealing with Dynamic WHERE clause criteria

8.2 Getting familiar with the dynamic tags

8.3 A complete simple example

8.4 Advanced Dynamic SQL techniques

8.5 Alternative approaches to Dynamic SQL

8.6 The future of Dynamic SQL

8.7 Summary

Part 3 iBATIS in the real world

9 Improving performance with caching

9.1 A simple iBATIS caching example

9.2 iBATIS’s caching philosophy

9.3 Understanding the cache model

9.4 Using tags inside the cache model

9.5 Cache model types

9.6 Determining a caching strategy

9.7 Summary

10 iBATIS data access objects

10.1 Hiding implementation details

10.2 Configuring the DAO

10.3 Configuration tips

10.4 A SQL Map DAO implementation example

10.5 Summary

11 Doing more with DAO

11.1 Non-SQLMap DAO implementations

11.2 Using the DAO pattern with other data sources

11.3 Using the Spring DAO

11.4 Creating your own DAO layer

11.5 Summary

12 Extending iBATIS

12.1 Understanding pluggable component design

12.2 Working with custom type handlers

12.3 Working with a CacheController

12.4 Configuring an unsupported DataSource

12.5 Customizing transaction management

12.6 Summary

Part 4 iBATIS recipes

13 iBATIS best practices

13.1 Unit testing with iBATIS

13.2 Managing iBATIS configuration files

13.3 Naming conventions

13.4 Beans, maps, or XML?

13.5 Summary

14 Putting it all together

14.1 Design concept

14.2 Choosing technologies

14.3 Tweaking Struts: the BeanAction

14.4 Laying the foundation

14.5 Configuring the web.xml

14.6 Setting up the presentation

14.7 Writing your service

14.8 Writing the DAO

14.9 Summary
 
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